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Past tense of intertwine

regular verb

The past tense of intertwine is intertwined. The past participle is also intertwined.

Forms of intertwine

Base form (V1)intertwine /ˌɪntəˈtwaɪn/
Past tense (V2)intertwined
Past participle (V3)intertwined
Present participleintertwining
Third person singularintertwines

Intertwined in a sentence

  • The problems of criminality and of corruption of law enforcement are intertwined.From the entry intertwined
  • The development of homological algebra was closely intertwined with the emergence of category theory.From the entry homological algebra
  • Musk wrote in his post that “xAI and X’s futures are intertwined.”2025 March 28, Kate Conger, Lauren Hirsch, quoting Elon Musk, “Elon Musk Says He Has Sold X to His A.I. Start-Up xAI”, in The New York…. From the entry intertwined
  • Unlike classical demand-pull or cost-push inflation, warflation is deeply intertwined with geopolitical uncertainty and market panic behaviour.2025 June 17, Dr. S. K. Prakash, “Warflation adds to woes of economy”, in Industrial Economist. From the entry warflation
  • In Aldrich Street’s translation story, English and Cantonese are creatively intertwined.2022 December 25, Diana Pang, “Foreign influence Part 1: Lost in translation, Hong Kong’s weird and wonderful street names”, in Hong Kong…. From the entry Aldrich Bay

Meaning of intertwine

  1. verb To twine (things) together.
  2. verb To connect (things) closely.
  3. verb To become twined together.

Full definition of intertwine

Questions about the past tense of intertwine

What is the past tense of intertwine?
The past tense of intertwine is intertwined.
What is the past participle of intertwine?
The past participle of intertwine is intertwined.
Is intertwine a regular or irregular verb?
Intertwine is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.

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